Japanese Toy : Busou Shinki MMS Type Fighter Asuka

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Name Asuka Toy Line Busou Shinki Number Manufacturer Konami Released 2008 Materials ABS, PVC Scale Category Action Figure, Anime Figure, Character Toy Series Designer Masaki Apsy, Fumikane Shimada Orig. Price ¥4,200

MMS Type Fighter Asuka comes from Wave 8 of Konami's popular Busou Shinki action figure line. MMS stands for Multi Movable System, and is a body style created by Masaki Apsy that is used with other toys in addition to Busou Shinki.

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The main idea behind Busou Shinki is that these toys are 1:1 scale representations of armored fighters that combat in the free Japanese MMO Game called Battle Rondo. In it, you can unlock characters with special codes that come with the figures, and make them do battle on-line. It is a cool concept, but it's all in Japanese - a big barrier for most of us. Still, the figures themselves are very cool.

Different Busou Shinki figures are designed by different renowned Japanese artists, and the Asuka figure was designed by Fumikane Shimada, who also created the Mecha Musume series. What is it about armored girls that get the fans all worked up? I dunno, but I like it.

Asuka is a Fighter type Buso Shinki figure, so all of the parts included with her look like they came from a broken up German fighter plane. When Asuka is fully armored, she sports wings, bombs, a propeller and even landing gear on the legs.

The box is a book-style box with a velcro flap. Inside there are clear plastic trays with TONS of accessories.

The basic body is slim and frail looking, but the figure is sturdy and poseable - moreso than either the Figma series or the Fraulein series, its two main competitors. Limbs can be removed, added on to, and reconfigured in any number of combinations. They have even included various faces and hairstyles. Really, there are almost too many accessories to talk about.

The fighter parts are highly detailed and feature multiple connection points. You can make the design shown on the box or you can mix up the parts to make up your own original creations. Konami includes new connector parts to enable you to push the boundaries of the possibilities.

A stand is included, and it attaches to the back with a dual peg system. The only flaw I can find with this figure is that when placing the figure on the stand with the armor on, the skirt armor has a tendency to pop off.

If you want the definition of play value - look no further. The Busou Shinki line features figures with endless combinations, and even a whole interactive on-line element. Check out some of these original creations. I had waay too much fun with these.

Submitted by JoshB on 18 June, 2008 - 09:52.

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The American Film Institute Crowns TOP 10 Films in 10 Classic Genres

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LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ ----The American Film Institute (AFI) tonight revealed the 10 greatest movies in 10 classic American film genres in AFI's 10 TOP 10, a three-hour special television event on the CBS Television Network. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians named the following films as the very best in the following genres: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Science Fiction), CITY LIGHTS (Romantic Comedy), THE GODFATHER (Gangster), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Epic), RAGING BULL (Sports), THE SEARCHERS (Western), SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Animation), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Courtroom Drama), VERTIGO (Mystery) and THE WIZARD OF OZ (Fantasy).

AFI's 10 TOP 10 enlisted hosts for each genre including: Jessica Alba for Romantic Comedy; Sean Astin for Fantasy; Gabriel Byrne for Mystery; Kirk Douglas for Epic; Clint Eastwood for Westerns; Cuba Gooding, Jr. for Sports; Jennifer Love Hewitt for Animation; Quentin Tarantino for Gangster; Sigourney Weaver for Sci-Fi; and James Woods for Courtroom Drama.

"This year's celebration of the art form is ten times the fun for movie lovers," said AFI President and CEO Bob Gazzale. "And another chapter in our mandate to drive audiences to discover and rediscover the classics of American film."

 AFI's 10 TOP 10 honorees are:
ANIMATION 1 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 1937 2 PINOCCHIO 1940 3 BAMBI 1942 4 THE LION KING 1994 5 FANTASIA 1940 6 TOY
STORY 1995 7 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1991 8 SHREK 2001 9 CINDERELLA 1950 10 FINDING NEMO 2003 FANTASY 1 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939
2 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 2001 3 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946 4 KING KONG 1933 5 MIRACLE ON 34th STREET
1947 6 FIELD OF DREAMS 1989 7 HARVEY 1950 8 GROUNDHOG DAY 1993 9 THE THIEF OF BAGDAD 1924 10 BIG 1988 GANGSTER 1 THE GODFATHER
1972 2 GOODFELLAS 1990 3 THE GODFATHER PART II 1974 4 WHITE HEAT 1949 5 BONNIE AND CLYDE 1967 6 SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATION
1932 7 PULP FICTION 1994 8 THE PUBLIC ENEMY 1931 9 LITTLE CAESAR 1930 10 SCARFACE 1983 SCIENCE FICTION 1 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
1968 2 STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE 1977 3 E.T. - THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL 1982 4 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 1971 5 THE DAY THE
EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 6 BLADE RUNNER 1982 7 ALIEN 1979 8 TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 1991 9 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
1956 10 BACK TO THE FUTURE 1985 WESTERN 1 THE SEARCHERS 1956 2 HIGH NOON 1952 3 SHANE 1953 4 UNFORGIVEN 1992 5 RED RIVER 1948
6 THE WILD BUNCH 1969 7 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID 1969 8 McCABE & MRS. MILLER 1971 9 STAGECOACH 1939 10 CAT BALLOU
1965 SPORTS 1 RAGING BULL 1980 2 ROCKY 1976 3 THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES 1942 4 HOOSIERS 1986 5 BULL DURHAM 1988 6 THE HUSTLER
1961 7 CADDYSHACK 1980 8 BREAKING AWAY 1979 9 NATIONAL VELVET 1944 10 JERRY MAGUIRE 1996 MYSTERY 1 VERTIGO 1958 2 CHINATOWN
1974 3 REAR WINDOW 1954 4 LAURA 1944 5 THE THIRD MAN 1949 6 THE MALTESE FALCON 1941 7 NORTH BY NORTHWEST 1959 8 BLUE VELVET
1986 9 DIAL M FOR MURDER 1954 10 THE USUAL SUSPECTS 1995 ROMANTIC COMEDY 1 CITY LIGHTS 1931 2 ANNIE HALL 1977 3 IT HAPPENED
ONE NIGHT 1934 4 ROMAN HOLIDAY 1953 5 THE PHILADELPHIA STORY 1940 6 WHEN HARRY MET SALLY ... 1989 7 ADAM'S RIB 1949 8 MOONSTRUCK
1987 9 HAROLD AND MAUDE 1971 10 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE 1993 COURTROOM DRAMA 1 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962 2 12 ANGRY MEN 1957
3 KRAMER VS. KRAMER 1979 4 THE VERDICT 1982 5 A FEW GOOD MEN 1992 6 WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION 1957 7 ANATOMY OF A MURDER
1959 8 IN COLD BLOOD 1967 9 A CRY IN THE DARK 1988 10 JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG 1961 EPIC 1 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 2 BEN-HUR
1959 3 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993 4 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 5 SPARTACUS 1960 6 TITANIC 1997 7 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 1930
8 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998 9 REDS 1981 10 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1956 

Interesting facts about the list include:

-- The earliest entry on the list is THE THIEF OF BAGDAD (Fantasy) from 1924; with the most recent being FINDING NEMO (Animated) from 2003.

-- Alfred Hitchcock is the most represented director with 4 films; Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick follow with 3 entries each.

-- James Stewart is the most represented actor with 6 entries; Tom Hanks is next with 4; Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino and John Wayne all have 3 films each.

-- Diane Keaton is the most represented actress with 4 films on the list; Grace Kelly and Talia Shire each have 3 entries.

To compile the final list, AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated movies (50 per genre) to a jury of over 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers), critics and historians.

AFI asks jurors to consider the following criteria in their selection process:

 FEATURE-LENGTH FICTION FILMS Narrative format, typically over 60 minutes in length. 

AMERICAN FILM

English-language film with significant creative and/or production elements from the United States. Additionally, only films released before January 1, 2008 will be considered.

 GENRE: 

ANIMATED

AFI defines "animated" as a genre in which the film's images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors.

FANTASY

AFI defines "fantasy" as a genre where live-action characters inhabit imagined settings and/or experience situations that transcend the rules of the natural world.

GANGSTER

AFI defines the "gangster film" as a genre that centers on organized crime or maverick criminals in a twentieth century setting.

SCIENCE FICTION

AFI defines "science fiction" as a genre that marries a scientific or technological premise with imaginative speculation.

WESTERN

AFI defines "western" as a genre of films set in the American West that embodies the spirit, the struggle and the demise of the new frontier.

SPORTS

AFI defines "sports" as a genre of films with protagonists who play athletics or other games of competition.

MYSTERY

AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime.

ROMANTIC COMEDY

AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

COURTROOM DRAMA

AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative.

EPIC

AFI defines "epic" as a genre of large-scale films set in a cinematic interpretation of the past. Their scope defies and demands-either in the mode in which they are presented or their range across time.

   CRITICAL RECOGNITION Formal commendation in print, television and digital media. 

MAJOR AWARD WINNER

Recognition from competitive events including awards from peer groups, critics, guilds and major film festivals.

POPULARITY OVER TIME

Including success at the box office, television and cable airing, and DVD/VHS sales and rentals.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

A film's mark on the history of moving images through visionary narrative devices, technical innovation, or other ground breaking achievements.

 CULTURAL IMPACT A film's mark on American society in matters of style and
substance. AFI allows one write-in vote per genre. 

At the conclusion of AFI's 10 TOP 10 special at 11:00 p.m. EDT, AFI will premiere a companion web site at http://www.AFI.com that will feature over 400 video clips about all 100 movies within the 10 genres. The site will also feature movie trailers and interview clips, AFI Catalog entries, movie stills and posters. Users can also download all of AFI's popular movie lists, and can comment about their favorite movies on the site. The site will also feature a new edition of 'AFI's 10 TOP 10 Movie Quiz' that tests players' knowledge of the movies from the 10 genres.

The primetime special was executive produced and directed by Gary Smith; executive produced for AFI by former AFI Board Chair Emeritus Frederick S. Pierce; and produced by Dann Netter. SFM Entertainment LLC is the distributor of the program. Sponsors of the series have included Pepsi, Best Buy, Breyers, ConAgra, Procter & Gamble, Anheuser-Busch, Colgate-Palmolive, Sony and all major motion picture companies.

About the American Film Institute

AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. Additional information about AFI is available at AFI.com.

SOURCE American Film Institute

http://www.AFI.com

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Music : Lil Wayne 'Tha Carter III'

Info Album :

Released June 10, 2008
Genre Rap, Crunk
Label Cash Money, Universal, Young Money
Producer Birdman (exec.), Ronald “Slim” Williams (co-exec.), The Alchemist, Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford, Cool & Dre, Andrews “Drew” Correa, David Banner, Darius “Deezle” Harrison, D. Smith, Infamous, Jim Jonsin, Kanye West, Maestro, Mousa Play-n-Skillz, Robin Thicke, Rodnae, Swizz Beatz, StreetRunner

Album Review:

Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter III’ Sells 1 Million Copies In First Week

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Lil Wayne now has official numbers to back up his bragging — the rapper’s new CD has sold a spectacular 1 million copies its first week.
“Tha Carter III” is easily the best selling first week of the year, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. Even Kanye West’s “The Graduation” didn’t eclipse that mark in its first week last year (though it was only about 50,000 copies short).

A prolific rapper who’s been ubiquitous on the mixtape scene and on other acts’ records, Lil Wayne is generally regarded as one of rap’s most gifted performers — but he’s never had a multiplatinum album. His last two albums, “Tha Carter” and “Tha Carter II,” sold 1.1 million and 1.4 million copies, respectively. “Tha Carter III” was anticipated as the CD that would send the New Orleans rapper into superstardom. “I’ve been saying a million all along, and I’ve been telling people, and they’ve been looking at me crazy,” said Ron Williams, co-founder of Lil Wayne’s record label, Cash Money Records. “He worked hard. He just came with something different. He let
his skills show on a lot of mixtapes. He’s featured on a lot of people’s records,” Williams said. “It just made people anticipate his record more than ever.”
Already, Lil Wayne’s had a No. 1 smash for several weeks — the sexually explicit “Lollipop” — and has been featured on numerous hits over the past year, including the recent remix to Usher’s “Love in This Club.”
In a slumping industry where selling 200,000 albums in one week is becoming a rare feat, Lil Wayne’s achievement is not only a triumph but a much-needed boost — the last CD to sell 1 million or more in its first week was 50 Cent’s “The Massacre” in 2005.
Expectations for “Tha Carter III” were high, and it delivered — selling 423,000 copies in its first day of release. It achieved blockbuster numbers despite being heavily bootlegged and leaked on the Internet; past leaks of material for the CD caused parent label Universal Motown to delay its release several times.
Lil Wayne, 25, has been a star on the rap scene since he was a teen, but only in recent years has his star rivaled that of contemporaries like West, a contributor on his new CD.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III Track Listing

1 “3 Peat” 3:19
2 “Mr. Carter” (Ft. Jay-Z) 5:16
3 “A Milli” 3:42
4 “Got Money” (Ft. T-Pain) 4:05
5 “Comfortable” (Ft. Babyface) 4:25
6 “Dr. Carter” 4:24
7 “Phone Home” 3:12
8 “Tie My Hands” (Ft. Robin Thicke) 5:19
9 “Mrs. Officer” (Ft. Bobby Valentino) 4:47
10 “Let the Beat Build” 5:09
11 “Shoot Me Down” (Ft. D. Smith) 4:30
12 “Lollipop” (Ft. Static Major) 4:59
13 “La La” (Ft. Brisco & Busta Rhymes) 4:21
14 “Playing With Fire” (Ft. Betty Wright) 4:21
15 “You Ain’t Got Nuthin’” (Ft. Fabolous & Juelz Santana) 5:27
16 “DontGetIt” 9:52

iTunes Bonus Tracks
17 “Lollipop (Remix)” (Ft. Static Major & Kanye West) 4:21
18 “Prostitute 2″



Lil' Wayne Lollipop Lyrics

[Intro: Lil Wayne]
Ow…
Uh Huh No Homo…
Young Mula Baby
I say he so sweet
Make her wanna lick the rapper
So I let her lick the rapper

[Hook: Lil Wayne]
Sh, sh, she lick me
Like a lollipop
She, she lick me
Like a lollipop, lollipop
Sh, sh, she lick me
Like a lollipop, lollipop
She, she lick me
Like a lollipop

[Chorus: Static Major + Lil Wayne]
Shawty wanna thug
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I'd like to touch
Ya lovely lady lumps
[x2]

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
Come On
Okay
Lil mama had a swag like mine
She even wear her hair
Down her back like mine
I make her feel right
When its wrong like lyin'
Man
She ain't never had a love like mine
Man
I ain't never seen an ass like hers
That pussy in my mouth
Had me lost for words
I told her to back it up
Like berp berp
And I made that ass jump
Like jerp jerp
And thats when she

[Hook: Lil Wayne]
Sh, sh, she lick me
Like a lollipop
She, she lick me
Like a lollipop, lollipop
Sh, sh, she lick me
Like a lollipop, lollipop
She, she lick me
Like a lollipop

[Chorus: Static Major + Lil Wayne]
Shawty wanna thug
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I'd like to touch
Ya lovely lady lumps
[x2]

[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
Okay
After you back it up
Then stop
Drop It shawty
Drop It
Drop it like its hot
Drop it like its hot
Do do do it shawty
Don't stop
Shawty said the nigga that she with
Ain't shit
Shawty said the nigga that she with
Ain't this
Shawty said the nigga that she with
Can't hit
But shawty Imma hit it, hit it,
Like I can't miss
And He can't do this
And He don't do that
Shawty need a refund
Needa bring that nigga back
Just like a refund
I make her bring that ass back
And she bring that ass back
Because I Like That

[Chorus: Static Major + Lil Wayne]
Shawty wanna thug
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I'd like to touch
Ya lovely lady lumps

[Hook: Lil Wayne]
Shawty
Wanna lic-lic-lic-lick me
Like a lollipop
Shawty
Wanna lic-lic-lic-lick me
Like a lollipop, lollipop
Shawty
Wanna lick me
Like a lollipop
I Let her lick the rapper

[Chorus: Lil Wayne]
Shawty wanna thug
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I like to touch
Ya lovely lady lumps
Static

[Break: Static Major]
Call me
So I can make it juicy for ya
C-Call me
S-so I can get it juicy for ya
C-Call me
S-so I can make it juicy for ya
C-Call me
S-so I can get it juicy for ya
Call me
So I can make it juicy for ya
C-Call me
S-so I can get it juicy for ya
C-Call me
S-so I can make it juicy for ya
C-Call me
S-so I can get it juicy for ya

[Chorus: Static Major + Lil Wayne]
Shawty wanna thug
Bottles in the club
Shawty wanna hump
You know I'd like to touch
Ya lovely lady lumps
[x2]

[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]
I get her on top
She drop it like it's hot
And when I'm at the bottom
She Hilary Rodham
Middle of the Bed
Give and gettin' head
Give and gettin' head
Give and gettin' head
I said uh-hmmmm I like that
Say hmmmm yea I like that
I said uh-hmmmm yea I like that
hmmhmmm
Call me
So I can come and do it for you
Call me
So I can come and prove it for you
Call me
So I can make it juicy for you
Call me
So I can get it juicy for you

[Outro: Lil Wayne ]
Shawty wanna
Lic-lic-lic-lick me like a lollipop
She She
Lic-lic-lic-lick me like a lollipop (I say he so sweet
Make her wanna lick the rapper)
She She
Lick me, like a lollipop (And She Do)
She lick me
Like a lollipop
(So I let her lick the rapper)


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MOVIES : THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

Diceritakan seorang remaja asal Boston, Jason Williams(Michael Angarano), gemar akan cerita film -film silat Cina. Dia sering keluyuran di pecinan untuk berburu film-film silat. Saat pulang dari Pecinan Jason bertemu dengan segerombolan berandal yang kemudian tertarik untuk merampok toko Old Hop yang biasa Jason kunjungi. Para berandal itu memaksa Jason untuk membawa mereka masuk ke toko Old Hop. Dalam peristiwa perampokan itu, Old Hop tertembak sementara Jason berhasil melarikan diri sambil membawa tongkat emas Old Hop (Menurut Old Hop, seseorang meninggalkan tongkat itu pada kakeknya turun-temurun, Old Hop menunggu pemiliknya untuk datang mengambil). Sayangnya Jason kemudian terjatuh dari atap dan tak sadarkan diri.


Saat terbangun, Jason sudah berada di tempat asing. Suatu tempat di daratan Cina tapi dalam masa lampau. Tongkat emas yang dibawa Jason menarik perhatian segerombolan tentara yang kemudian berusaha merebut tongkat itu dari tangan Jason. Untungnya seorang pendekar pemabuk bernama Lu Yan (Jackie Chan)lewat. Lu Yan kemudian menghajar semua tentara yang berusaha merebut tongkat di tangan Jason dengan jurus mabuk nya.

Menurut Lu Yan tongkat yang ia bawa milik si Kera Sakti (Jet Li) yang saat itu sedang ditawan Panglima Giok . Panglima Giok berhasil mengalahkan si Kera Sakti setelah menipunya untuk bertarung tanpa senjata. Sehingga si Kera Sakti menjadi patung batu, tapi sebelumnya Kera Sakti berhasil melemparkan tongkatnya menembus dimensi agar tak bisa dimiliki oleh Panglima Giok. Menurut legenda, seorang pemuda asing akan membawa kembali tongkat itu pada si Kera Sakti dan membebaskannya dari kutukan.

Jason dan Lu Yan kemudian bertemu dengan Si Burung Gereja Emas(Crystal Liu Yi Fei) dan seorang biksu (Jet Li) yang juga sedang berusaha mencari Panglima Giok dengan alasan mereka masing-masing. Bersama si biksu, Lu Yan melatih Jason ilmu bela diri hingga mampu berkelahi dengan baik.

Apakah Jason yang dibantu para pendekar itu mampu membebaskan & mengembalikan tongkat emas si Kera Saktinya sekaligus kembali ke jamannya? Bagaimana cerita selanjutnya....?

Menurut saya film ini patut ditonton, selain pemainnya adalah dua bintang film sukses dalam film silat Hongkong, film ini menghibur karena banyak diselingi humor.




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Music : ELO (ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA) MIDNIGHT BLUE

I have listened this song repeatedly, and that very beautiful so that I hardly likes it.


Midnight Blue Lyric

I see the lonely road that leads so far away,
I see the distant lights that left behind the day
But what I see is so much more than I can say
And I see you in midnight blue.

I see you cryin' now you've found a lot of pain,
And what you're searchin' for can never be the same,
But what's the difference cos' they say what's in a name.
And I see you in midnight blue.

CHORUS

I will love you tonight,and I will stay
By your side,lovin' you,I'm feelin' midnight blue.

I see you standing there far out along the way,
I want to touch you but the night becomes the day,
I count the words that I am never gonna say
And I see you in midnight blue.

Repeat Chorus

Can't you feel the love that I'm offering you,
Can't you see how it's meant to be,
Can't you hear the words that I'm saying to you,
Can't you believe like I believe,
It's only one and one it's true
Still I see you in midnight blue.

I see beautiful days and I feel beautiful ways
Of loving you,everything's midnight blue.

Repeat Chorus




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Music : Coldplay Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Album Reviews

Coldplay

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

Coldplay's fourth release has been billed as their experimental record, as well as their political record. And it is both, relatively speaking. Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends opens with an anthemic riff played not on guitar but on a Persian santur — a hammered dulcimer common to the traditional music of Iraq and Iran. The album's lead single, "Violet Hill," describes a scene in which "priests clutched onto Bibles/Hollowed out to fit their rifles." Half the album's tracks float images of war, while others evoke God, religion or death.

Fun, right? It is, weirdly enough. Viva la Vida is Coldplay's effort to raise the creative bar in the wake of both huge commercial success and some not-insubstantial critical drubbing. But befitting their brand, the record isn't that much of a departure: It's still about stadium-scale melodies and singalong choruses. And while the experimentation makes this their most musically interesting album to date, its political messages are too vague to be heard amid its outsize hooks.

Coldplay have toured the world, and their frontman, Chris Martin, has done outreach in Africa with Oxfam International. So it makes sense that, from the title to the tunes, the set reflects some of the diversity of the band's global fan base, which made 2005's X&Y a Number One record in countries as far-flung as Lebanon, Chile, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as in the U.S. and the U.K. "Cemeteries of London," which evokes an English country ballad, begins the journey in Coldplay's own back yard, with images of a river "where Victorian ghosts pray." The plinking melody of "Strawberry Swing" has the breezy North Pacific lilt of Japanese music. "Yes" finds Martin dropping his voice to an uncharacteristically low octave amid bracing bursts of Arabic-flavored violin in a song addressing that universal pop-song problem: lust. Producer Brian Eno also helped bring the world-music vibe. (While Eno gets top billing, Coldplay enlisted other producers, including Markus Dravs, whose work with Björk and Arcade Fire also merges the odd and the anthemic.) Of course, Eno's work on The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree, by U2 — a band Coldplay revere and aspire to be — is probably more relevant here.

There are many U2 echoes on Viva la Vida, most notably Jonny Buckland's guitar tone, which is more aggressive than ever. The album's most sublime pop moment is probably "Lost!" a song about holding on against the odds that has the breathtaking loft of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." It builds on a simple church-organ riff, a kick drum and some hand claps to a rhythmically soaring, Edge-like guitar solo. Later, the slashing chords on "Chinese Sleep Chant" are so fierce that Martin's hollered vocals are overwhelmed, the melodic outline of his phrases barely discernible before searing psychedelic riffs erase him entirely.

Which isn't all that difficult to do. One of Martin's signature qualities is his anti-rock-star persona — a big part of what allows so many fans to project themselves into his boots when he's singing about pain or yearning or hope. It's also what makes him a surprisingly excellent hook singer, as he's proved playing foil to artists like Jay-Z ("Beach Chair") and Kanye West ("Homecoming"). No way is Martin going to challenge these egos. He has an admirably Zenlike ability to get out of the way of even his own songs.

But there's something troubling about his lack of clear political messages. In "Violet Hill," he declares, "I don't want to be a soldier/Who the captain of some sinking ship/Would stow, far below" — adding later, "Bury me in armor." In "Lovers in Japan," he states, "Soldiers you've got to soldier on/Sometimes even the right is wrong." Are these peace anthems or encouragements to valiant warriors? Can they be both? Similarly, the title track seems to be about the end of an empire. But its rousing chorus — "I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing/Roman cavalry choirs are singing" — feels like a rallying cry for a Christian empire. Where's an Arabic violin break when you need one?

Coldplay's desire to unite fans around the world with an entertainment they can all relate to is the band's strength, and a worthy goal. But on Viva la Vida, a record that wants to make strong statements, it's also a weakness. Sometimes, to say what needs to be said, you need to risk pissing people off.

WILL HERMES




Viva La Vida lyrics

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of sand, pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
(Ohhhhh Ohhh Ohhh)

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringings
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh"

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Movie : The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Segera satu lagi film bagus yang patut ditonton, saya dapat reviewnya dari : http://www.moviesonline.ca. Seperti ini nih....

The Incredible Hulk Movie Review

By: Michael

The first HULK movie effectively destroyed one of the greatest comic book characters ever created. It was an excellent visual example of how to take one of our favorite comic book characters and DESTROY it. So going into The Incredible Hulk which I constantly call HULK 2 I frankly had some concern. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and writer Zak Penn but still.. I was worried. Well my friends after having just finished watching it I can say worry not. This movie is as Edward Norton has promised from the start. A movie for fans of the comics and action junkies alike. It is quite obvious that this movie ignores the first one completely. It starts out strong, rebuilds the entire story of how Banner became HULK and tosses you head long into the action.

Unlike the original HULK movie there is absolutely nothing nice about HULK. When hes green, hes mean and he kicks a whole lot of ass. He doesnt pussy foot around as a big green giant who is mean but really nice like the first movie. He kicks some serious ass and isnt out to 'bruise' you and run away. He maims, kills and destroys all those who stand between him and his freedom. Its bloody, all be it PG13 and its EXACTLY how the HULK should be done.

Although its action packed, the acting and the story telling are top notch. Although not quite on par with The Dark Knight which is still one of my top comic book movies The Incredible Hulk is night and day better then the first. Gone is the lame writing of the first film and the wierd comic book panels that irritated the shit out of comic book fans. In its place is some of the best looking CGI ever, a story that is compelling and characters you can believe in. Edward Norton although he did no get a writing credit deserves mad props for working with Zak Penn to write one of the best comic book movies we have seen in awhile.

The movie is ass kicking good fun and Tim Roth delivers along side Edward Norton bringing one of the most explosive and over the top action movies of the year. The big question I left the movie wondering was... who is Mr Blue? I was completely and utterly stumped by who this character is. Without spoiling the movie he has a key part in the movie and although I was convinced till I saw him that he was Captain America, hes not. Who is he? I have no clue!

Without question if you are a fan boy you need to see HULK. There are lots of little snippets in the movie including talk of the Super Soldier program, of course Captain America and a great cameo by Iron Man. HULK is well written, well shot, has top notch acting and is well worth the price of admission. Go see it! You might finally get the tainty taste of the first one out of your mouth

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Music : MADONNA NEW ALBUM - HARD CANDY

Dominance isn't just a fetish for Madonna, it's her religion. It's no accident that she opened each show on 2005's Confessions on a Dance Floor tour by clenching a riding crop in her hand, jerking a gagged male dancer around by a leather leash. And she never puts down the whip: Since 1986's True Blue, Madonna has claimed writing or production credits on every one of her songs, even when she worked with dance-music artists such as William Orbit, Mirwais Ahmadzaï and Stuart Price. So it's surprising that her eleventh studio album — her final one for longtime label Warner Bros. — is an act of submission. For Hard Candy, Madonna's midlife meditation on her own relevance, she lets top-shelf producers make her their plaything.

A songwriting team of American chart royalty helps Madonna revisit her roots as an urban-disco queen. Madonna isn't even the star on the first single, "4 Minutes": Timbaland and Nate "Danja" Hills provide a clanging whopper of a beat, and her vocal bobs alongside Justin Timberlake's, fighting not to drown in the brassy funk of a marching band. Timberlake is the album's melody doctor, and he steals from his own broody "What Goes Around . . . Comes Around" on Madonna's "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You." Madonna co-wrote but didn't co-produce the Timberlake-Timbaland team's five songs, which smack more of their creators' stamps than her own. The songs are solid, but slightly anonymous, as though they could be stripped down and peddled to other singers.

The creative tension between Madonna and the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams crackles. Williams bangs on paint cans to generate the beat on the innuendo-laden opener, "Candy Shop", and pumps up the thumpy self-empowerment anthem "Give It 2 Me" with clubby synths that trumpet one of Madonna's favorite life-dance-sex metaphors: "Don't stop me now, don't need to catch my breath/I can go on and on." "Heartbeat" pulses like "Lucky Star," and the soulful "Beat Goes On" (which features an uninspired Kanye West cameo) is one of a handful of tracks with bells and whistles — the classic disco "toot-toot, beep-beep" — traceable to two of Madonna's touchstones: Chic, whose Nile Rodgers helped steer her early career, and Donna Summer.

Like Confessions, Hard Candy celebrates dance as salvation, but even the euphorically groovy "Heartbeat" and "Dance 2night" strike wistful notes. Although the uptempo set features no ballads, the dominant lyrical themes — regret, yearning, distrust — are far from upbeat. Morphing from a syncopated shuffle into a lathery, orgasmic hysteria, Pharrell's "Incredible" is a challenging song about longing for a relationship's idyllic beginning. There's a melancholy pining in Timbaland-Timberlake's lush "Miles Away," which implies that all is not peachy in the house of Richie. "You always have the biggest heart when we're 6,000 miles apart," Madonna sings. International pop megastars — they're just like us!

The album's weakest moment is its most emotionally vapid. Madonna dips into Español for the painfully literal "Spanish Lesson." She has said the music was inspired by a Baltimore dance called the Percolator but seems more indebted to Timberlakeís fast-strummed "Like I Love You." Fortunately, there's also the bass-popping retro-boogie "She's Not Me," where Madonna imagines her lovers feeling buyers' remorse for being seduced by a copycat who "doesn't have my name." The offender who's "reading my books and stealing my looks and lingerie" could be any young pop starlet. But it also seems like an oddly timed barb at Madonna's now-fallen successor, Britney Spears, who has teamed up with many of the guys on Hard Candy — Pharrell, Danja and (ahem) Timberlake — and Madonna herself.

Madonna can still scoff at wanna-be's half her age because she's stayed so flexible with her sound. (She's performed a similar feat with her body, devoting herself to a yoga regimen that's made her impossibly elastic — name another near-fifty-year-old who can still rock a hot crotch shot on her album cover.) Even when she wrestles with Pharrell's abrupt stylistic changes or lets herself get absorbed in a Timberlake melody, Madonna still finds her way back on top. The atmospheric closing track, "Voices," poses the question "Who is the master, who is the slave?" before its operatic wind-down ends in a dramatic bell toll. The answer to both questions is still Madonna.

CARYN GANZ

taken from : www.rollingstone.com



4 Minutes - Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland Lyric

(Timbaland)
I‘m outta time and all I got is 4 minutes
Come on
Yeah
Break down
Come on

(Madonna)
Come on boy
I‘ve been waiting for somebody
To pick up my stroll

(Justin)
Well don‘t waste time
Give me a sign
Tell me how you wanna roll

(Madonna)
I want somebody to speed it up for me
Then take it down slow
There‘s enough room for both

(Justin)
Well I can handle that
You just gotta show me where it‘s at
Are you ready to go
(Are you ready to go)

(Madonna and Justin)
If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and imma give you what you want

(Madonna and Justin)
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
We only got 4 minutes 4 minutes

(Madonna and Justin)
Keep it up keep it up don‘t be a pri hey
Madonna uh
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That‘s right keep it up keep it up don‘t be a pri hey
Madonna, uh

You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

(Madonna)
Sometimes I think what I need is a you intervention yeah

(Justin)
And you know I can tell that you like it
And that it‘s good by the way that you move ooh hey

(Madonna)
The road to hell is paved with good intentions yeah

(Justin)
But if I die tonight
At least I can say I did what I wanted to do
Tell me how bout you?

(Madonna and Justin)
If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and imma give you what you want

(Madonna and Justin)
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
We only got 4 minutes 4 minutes

(Madonna and Justin)
Keep it up keep it up don‘t be a pri hey
Madonna uh
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That‘s right keep it up keep it up don‘t be a pri hey
Madonna uh
You gotta get in line hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

(Timbaland)
Breakdown
Yeah
(tick tock tick tock tick tock)
Yeah uh huh
(tick tock tick tock tick tock)
I only got 4 minutes to save the world


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Music : Lighthouse Family - High

My favourite song

Review :

Quick review of High (single)- The Lighthouse Family
Review of High (single)- The Lighthouse Family by 03downs

high by lighthouse family is a very relaxing song and for people who enjoy blues music or easy listening music. Have you had a stressful day? if so wack on this tune and it will be sure to relieve you some stress. thie lyrics are also really good. they have actual meaning. all in all this song is a must for people just wanting to relax after a stressful days work. This song is definetley worth a few pounds out of any ones money and i would rate it 10 out of 10

taken from cd.ciao.co.uk



Lighthouse Family - High lyrics

Music: tucker/baiyewu lyrics: tucker

When youre close to tears remember
Some day itll all be over
One day were gonna get so high
And though its darker than december
Whats ahead is a different colour
One day were gonna get so high

And at
The end of the day
Well remember the days
We were close to the edge
And well wonder how we made it through
And at
The end of the day
Well remember the way
We stayed so close to till the end
Well remember it was me and you

cause we are gonna be forever you and me
Youll always keep me flying high in the sky of love

Dont you think its time you started
Doing what we always wanted
One day were gonna get so high
cause even the impossible is easy
When we got each other
One day were gonna get so high

And at
The end of the day
Well remember the days
We were close to the edge
And well wonder how we made it through
And at
The end of the day
Well remember the way
We stayed so close to till the end
Well remember it was me and you

cause we are gonna be forever you and me
You will always keep me flying high in the sky of love

High, high, high, high...

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Games : SUPER MARIO

Another Classic Super Mario Games
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Games : IDOL STREET

Idol Street adalah game online dance virtual 3D dengan gaya casual yang memiliki tema tentang Musik, Fashion & Dance sebagai fitur utamanya.
Game simulasi dengan genre dance ini memiliki kualitas grafik 3D yang hampir mendekati sosok REAL atau seperti aslinya. Sehingga para pemain dapat membuat dan membentuk model karakter mereka sesuai dengan image yang mereka inginkan.

+ music • fashion • dance +

Dengan desain virtual yang modern, pemain dapat bersantai menikmati alunan musik, dance seperti gerakan dancer professional asli hingga belanja dan berdandan layaknya superstar. Serta kontrol yang amat mudah dimainkan sehingga memberikan kenyamanan dalam bermain sambil berinteraksi dengan pemain lain.

Idol City

Idol Style

Idol Dance

Kalian dapat bertemu dan berkenalan dengan seluruh Idol di Indonesia. Tentunya masih banyak fitur entertainment lainnya dalam dunia Idol Street, dunia yang penuh impian dan cita - cita.

Ciptakan image, ekspresikan gaya dan kreasikan dance anda, jadilah Super Idol !!.

Idol Street is the Modern Game Lifestyle!

+ Idol Story +

Dunia Idol Street, suatu dunia virtual yang menyerupai dunia nyata. Dalam Idol Street, setiap penduduknya sangat mencintai dance, dan bersama - sama mereka mencari sekaligus berlomba untuk menjadi seorang 'Super Idol'. Terutama dengan adanya "Idol Street Cup" yang akan segera hadir.

Kisah idol dimulai dengan anda sebagai seorang remaja biasa, yang kemudian secara tak sengaja akan bertemu dengan seorangagen pencari bakat dari "Marilyn Elite Agency". Suatu agensi elit yang didirikan oleh Marilyn Ann, figur idol yang telah ternama dan sukses mengembangkan bakat - bakat muda. Selanjutnya, agen tersebut akan mengundang dan kemudian merekrut anda untuk menjadi seorang calon Idol masa depan.

Agen

Marilyn

Anda akan bergabung sebagai salah satu calon Idol dalam agensi tersebut dan berkunjung ke studio Idol. Disana anda akan mendapat beberapa latihan hingga ujian test untuk menjadi seorang Idol tingkat pemula. Setelah anda melewati serangkaian test, petualanganmu untuk menjadi Idol yang sebenarnya dimulai!

Are You the NEXT Idol Street ?!

diambil dari : www.idol-street.com

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MOVIES :
THE HAPPENING



Seperti film-film Night Shyamalan lainnya, dengan gayanya yang seperti itu,
The Happening menawarkan logika cerita yang berbeda.

The Happening mengisahkan Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg), seorang guru di Philadelphia, dan istrinya Alma (Zooey Deschanel), mencoba bertahan hidup dari serangan aneh, seperti virus yang mematikan. Virus itu menyebar dari udara dan menyerang saraf manusia. Secara tidak sadar mereka yang terkena akan melakukan bunuh diri.
Hampir semua kota dan pelosok di pantai timur Amerika Serikat sudah terinfeksi virus ini. Mereka yang coba menyelamatkan diri harus pindah ke bagian barat negara itu, termasuk Elliot, Alma, Julian (sahabat Elliot) dan anaknya, Jess.
Dalam perjalanan itu, Julian (John Leguizamo) harus berpisah dan menitipkan Jess (Ashlyn Sanchesz) pada Elliot. Julian harus menjemput isterinya yang terjebak serangan virus di Princeton.
Shyamalan hanya menyodorkan ketegangan demi ketegangan dari kejadian akibat serangan virus itu. Adegan bunuh diri dengan berbagai cara,mayat-mayat yang bergantungan di pohon dan di jalanan. Ia membuat kengerian itu se-nyata mungkin. Sayangnya, membuat orang semakin bingung dan tak mengerti jalan cerita serta ending yang kurang jelas dari film ini.


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MOVIES :
KUNGFU PANDA



Film Animasi tentang seekor panda gemuk dan lucu bernama Po (Jack Black) diadopsi anak oleh seekor bangau,yang ditakdirkan terpilih untuk menjadi Dragon Warrior guna menghadapi Ahli Kungfu Jahat Tai Lung (Ian Mc Shane). Dengan dilatih oleh Guru Kungfu Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) dan ditemani murid lainnya Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Crane (David Cross), Viper (Lucy Liu) dan Mantis ( Seth Rogen).

Dari segi animasi, banyak adegan2 kungcu (kungfu nan lucu) yang berhasil ditampilkan dengan baik, suasana desa di pegunungan China, padepokan kungfu, peralatan masak, adegan2 cepat ala film kungfu, dan juga adegan2 lucu.
Animasi film ini sangat indah dan yang terpenting sangat lucu. Cocok untuk hiburan keluarga saat liburan sekolah.




official website : http://www.kungfupanda.com
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